In a zoom lens in/from which a magnification changing optical unit for changing an overall focal length of the zoom lens can be inserted/removed, wherein a wobbling unit which can be slightly amplitude-driven in an optical axis direction to detect a best imaging position is placed closer to an image...http://www.google.com/patents/US20020149692?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020149692 - Zoom lens and photographing system

In a zoom lens in/from which a magnification changing optical unit for changing an overall focal length of the zoom lens can be inserted/removed, wherein a wobbling unit which can be slightly amplitude-driven in an optical axis direction to detect a best imaging position is placed closer to an image side than an insertion position of said magnification changing optical unit.

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Claims(12)

What is claimed is:

1. A zoom lens in/from which a magnification changing optical unit for changing an overall focal length of said zoom lens can be inserted/removed,

wherein a wobbling unit which can be slightly amplitude-driven in an optical axis direction to detect a best imaging position is placed closer to an image side than an insertion position of said magnification changing optical unit.

2. A lens according to claim 1, wherein said zoom lens sequentially includes, from an object side, a first unit which is fixed in magnification changing operation and has a positive refractive power, a second unit which moves in the optical axis direction in magnification changing operation and has a negative refractive power, a third unit for correcting an image plane fluctuation accompanying magnification changing operation, and a fourth unit having a positive refractive power for imaging, and a magnification changing optical unit which changes the overall focal length of said zoom lens can be inserted/removed in/from said fourth unit.

3. A lens according to claim 2, wherein a light amount adjustment stop is placed closer to the object side than said fourth unit.

4. A lens according to claim 3, wherein when said wobbling unit is placed in said fourth unit and amplitude-driven to make an amplitude halfwidth of a backfocus change amount become {fraction (1/2)} a depth of focus,

|α1(S1−E1)/fw1|<0.6

is satisfied, where α1 is an angle of an off-axis sub-principal ray incident on an object-side principal plane of said wobbling unit (without insertion of said magnification changing optical unit), S1 is a distance to a stop viewed from the object-side principal plane of said wobbling unit (without insertion of said magnification changing optical unit), E1 is a distance to an image pickup plane viewed from an image-side principal plane of said wobbling unit (without insertion of said magnification changing optical unit), and fw1 is a focal length at a wide-angle end without insertion of said magnification changing optical unit.

5. A lens according to claim 4, wherein when said wobbling unit is placed in said fourth unit amplitude-driven to make an amplitude halfwidth of a backfocus change amount become {fraction (1/2)} a depth of focus,

|α2(S2−E2)/fw2|<2.2

is satisfied, where α2 is an angle of an off-axis sub-principal ray incident on the object-side principal plane of said wobbling unit (with insertion of said magnification changing optical unit), S2 is a distance to the stop viewed from the object-side principal plane of said wobbling unit (with insertion of said magnification changing optical unit), E2 is a distance to the image pickup plane viewed from the image-side principal plane of said wobbling unit (with insertion of said magnification changing optical unit), and fw2 is a focal length at the wide-angle end with insertion of said magnification changing optical unit.

6. A lens according to claim 1, wherein in said fourth unit,

−0.001<φ4b/Im<0.0015

is satisfied, where φ4b is a refractive power of a lens unit located immediately before said wobbling unit in said fourth unit, and Im is an image size of an image pickup element.

7. A lens according to claim 1, wherein said wobbling unit is placed closest to the image side in said fourth unit.

8. A lens according to claim 1, wherein part of said fourth unit is retracted on the optical axis by inserting said magnification changing optical unit.

9. A lens according to claim 1, wherein an optical system for macro photographing and flange-back adjustment is placed closer to the image side than said wobbling unit in said fourth unit, and said optical system can integrally move in macro photographing and flange-back adjustment.

10. A lens according to claim 1, wherein an optical system for macro photographing and flange-back adjustment is placed closer to the image side than said wobbling unit in said fourth unit, and said optical system comprises a lens unit fixed in macro photographing and flange-back adjustment and a lens unit which can move in macro photographing and flange-back adjustment.

11. A lens according to claim 1, wherein an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit before/after insertion of said magnification changing optical unit is

Δx2=F·Δx

where Δx1 is an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit before insertion of the magnification changing optical unit, Δx2 is an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit after insertion of the magnification changing optical unit, and F is a rate of change of F-number due to insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical unit.

12. A photographing system comprising said zoom lens defined in claim 1 and a camera on which said zoom lens is mounted.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

1. Field of the Invention

[0002]

The present invention relates to a zoom lens suitable for a TV camera, video camera, and the like.

[0003]

2. Related Background Art

[0004]

As an autofocus (AF) system in a video camera or the like, a system called “hill-climbing AF” which obtains the distance to a principal object and drives a focus unit to an appropriate position is widely used.

[0005]

In this system, the direction of the best imaging position is detected from a change in a video signal by using some of the lens units of an image pickup system for imaging, and the extension direction of a focusing lens is calculated. A merit of this system is that no optical system need be newly used for distance measurement.

[0006]

In addition, in this system, in order to check whether the best imaging position is located before or after the image pickup surface (CCD surface or film surface), a partial optical system of the image pickup system is slightly amplitude-driven (to be referred to as wobbled hereinafter) in the optical axis direction. A focus unit is driven to set the best focus on the image pickup surface on the basis of the detected signal.

[0007]

At this time, since part of the optical system is wobbled, the imaging magnification greatly changes to result in poor screen display unless lens units and the like are properly arranged.

[0008]

As a method of reducing a change in imaging magnification, the method disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2744336 is available. This method is associated with a rear focus zoom lens which has the first unit having a positive refractive power, the second unit having a negative refractive power for magnification changing operation, the third unit having a positive refractive power, and the fourth unit having a positive refractive power and serving to correct an image plane fluctuation with a change in magnification, and is designed to perform focusing by using the fourth unit.

[0009]

A change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling can be expressed by a paraxial trace. Several conditions for suppressing a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling small are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,138,492.

[0010]

These conditions are, however, insufficient to be applied to an image pickup system which has a wobbling lens unit placed in a relay lens unit located closer to the image side than the stop and allows insertion/removal of an extender for shifting the focal length to the telephoto side.

[0011]

More specifically, the conditions described in the above reference are effective for a method of reducing a change in imaging magnification in a state where an optical arrangement behind the stop is fixed, but are not sufficient to be applied to a case wherein the arrangement of an optical system is changed upon insertion/removal of an extender or the like and the incident angle of an off-axis principal ray on a wobbling lens unit, in particular, changes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012]

It is an object of the present invention to provide a 4-unit zoom lens which exhibits a small change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling even with insertion of an optical system such as an extender in the fourth unit serving as a relay lens unit and also exhibits excellent optical performance throughout the entire magnification change range.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a zoom lens in/from which a magnification changing optical unit for changing an overall focal length of the zoom lens can be inserted/removed, a wobbling unit which can be slightly amplitude-driven in an optical axis direction to detect a best imaging position is placed closer to an image side than an insertion position of the magnification changing optical unit.

[0014]

With this arrangement, a change in imaging magnification caused when the wobbling unit is slightly driven in the optical axis direction can be reduced regardless of insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical unit.

[0015]

The zoom lens sequentially includes, from an object side, a first unit which is fixed in magnification changing operation and has a positive refractive power, a second unit which moves in the optical axis direction in magnification changing operation and has a negative refractive power, a third unit for correcting an image plane fluctuation accompanying magnification changing operation, and a fourth unit having a positive refractive power for imaging, and a magnification changing optical unit which changes the overall focal length of the zoom lens can be inserted/removed in/from the fourth unit. In this zoom lens, a wobbling unit which can be slightly amplitude-driven in the optical axis direction to detect a best imaging position is placed closer to the image side than the insertion position of the magnification changing optical unit, and a stop for adjustment of light amount is preferably disposed at the object side with respect to the fourth unit.

[0016]

More specifically, for example, when the wobbling unit is placed in the fourth unit and amplitude-driven to make an amplitude halfwidth of a backfocus change amount become ½ a depth of focus,

|α1(S1−E1)/fw1|<0.6 (1)

[0017]

is satisfied, where α1 is an angle of an off-axis sub-principal ray incident on an object-side principal plane of the wobbling unit (without insertion of the magnification changing optical unit), S1 is a distance to a stop viewed from the object-side principal plane of the wobbling unit (without insertion of the magnification changing optical unit), E1 is a distance to an image pickup plane viewed from an image-side principal plane of the wobbling unit (without insertion of the magnification changing optical unit), and fw1 is a focal length at a wide-angle end without insertion of the magnification changing optical unit.

[0018]

With this arrangement, a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling without insertion of the magnification changing optical unit can be suppressed sufficiently small.

[0019]

In addition, when the wobbling unit is placed in the fourth unit amplitude-driven to make an amplitude halfwidth of a backfocus change amount become ½ a depth of focus,

|α2(S2−E2)/fw2|<2.2 (2)

[0020]

is satisfied, where α2 is an angle of an off-axis sub-principal ray incident on the object-side principal plane of the wobbling unit (with insertion of the magnification changing optical unit), S2 is a distance to the stop viewed from the object-side principal plane of the wobbling unit (with insertion of the magnification changing optical unit), E2 is a distance to the image pickup plane viewed from the image-side principal plane of the wobbling unit (with insertion of the magnification changing optical unit), and fw2 is a focal length at the wide-angle end with insertion of the magnification changing optical unit.

[0021]

In addition, in the fourth unit,

−0.001<φ/Im<0.0015 (3)

[0022]

is satisfied, where φ is a refractive power of a lens unit located immediately before the wobbling unit in the fourth unit, and Im is an image size of an image pickup element.

[0023]

With this arrangement, a change in incident angle on the wobbling unit upon insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical unit can be made small. This makes it possible to reduce a change in imaging magnification more reliably.

[0024]

Further, the amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit before/after insertion of the magnification changing optical system is preferably so set as to satisfy the following condition (4).

Δx2=F·Δx1 (4)

[0025]

where Δx1 is an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit before insertion of the magnification changing optical system, Δx2 is an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit after insertion of the magnification changing optical system, and F is a rate of change of F-number due to insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical system.

[0026]

Note that a reduction in the size and weight of the wobbling unit to be slightly amplitude-driven may be attained by placing the wobbling unit closest to the image side in the fourth unit.

[0027]

If this system is designed to retract part of the fourth unit from the optical axis by inserting the magnification changing optical unit, a large space for the insertion of the magnification changing optical unit can be ensured while a reduction in the overall size of the zoom lens is attained. This makes it possible to suppress a deterioration in optical performance at the time of insertion of the magnification changing optical unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028]

[0028]FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a zoom lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention at the wide-angle end in the first numerical embodiment;

[0029]

[0029]FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a zoom lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention at the wide-angle end in the second numerical embodiment;

[0030]

[0030]FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a zoom lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention at the wide-angle end in the third numerical embodiment;

[0031]

[0031]FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a zoom lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention at the wide-angle end in the fourth numerical embodiment;

[0032]

[0032]FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a zoom lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention at the wide-angle end in the fifth numerical embodiment;

[0033]

[0033]FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a zoom lens according to the first embodiment of the present invention at the wide-angle end in the sixth numerical embodiment;

[0034]

[0034]FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an optical configuration after the stop of the zoom lens according to the first embodiment (without insertion of an extender);

[0035]

[0035]FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing an optical configuration after the stop of the zoom lens according to the first embodiment (with insertion of the extender);

[0036]

[0036]FIG. 9 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the first numerical embodiment;

[0037]

[0037]FIG. 10 is an aberration diagram at the telephoto end in the first numerical embodiment;

[0038]

[0038]FIG. 11 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the second numerical embodiment;

[0039]

[0039]FIG. 12 is an aberration diagram at the telephoto end in the second numerical embodiment;

[0040]

[0040]FIG. 13 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the fourth numerical embodiment;

[0041]

[0041]FIG. 14 is an aberration diagram at the telephoto end in the fourth numerical embodiment;

[0042]

[0042]FIG. 15 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the fifth numerical embodiment;

[0043]

[0043]FIG. 16 is an aberration diagram at the telephoto end in the fifth numerical embodiment;

[0044]

[0044]FIG. 17 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the sixth numerical embodiment;

[0045]

[0045]FIG. 18 is an aberration diagram at the telephoto end in the sixth numerical embodiment;

[0046]

[0046]FIG. 19 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the first numerical embodiment at the time of insertion of the extender;

[0047]

[0047]FIG. 20 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the second numerical embodiment at the time of insertion of the extender;

[0048]

[0048]FIG. 21 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the third numerical embodiment at the time of insertion of the extender;

[0049]

[0049]FIG. 22 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the fourth numerical embodiment at the time of insertion of the extender;

[0050]

[0050]FIG. 23 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the fifth numerical embodiment at the time of insertion of the extender;

[0051]

[0051]FIG. 24 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end in the sixth numerical embodiment at the time of insertion of the extender;

[0052]

[0052]FIG. 25 is a view showing the arrangement of a photographing system using the zoom lens according to the first embodiment as a photographing optical system; and

[0053]

[0053]FIG. 26 is view showing a photographing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0054]

(First Embodiment)

[0055]

FIGS. 1 to 6 show the cross-sectional configurations of lenses, of zoom lenses according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which are located at the wide-angle end and infinity focus position in the first to sixth numerical embodiments.

[0056]

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a first unit (front element) I has a positive refractive power, and a variator II serves as the second unit having a negative refractive power and capable of moving in the optical axis direction in magnification changing operation. The second unit II is monotonously moved to the image side on the optical axis to change the magnification from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. In magnification changing operation, the second unit II is moved within a range including an imaging magnification of 1× (−1×) (i.e. equal magnification).

[0057]

A compensator III serves as the third unit which can move in the optical axis direction to correct an image plane fluctuation accompanying magnification changing operation.

[0058]

A stop SP is used for light amount adjustment. A fourth unit IV having a positive refractive power is used for imaging.

[0059]

A glass block G is a color separation prism, optical filter, or the like. A wobbling unit wo can be slightly amplitude-driven in the optical axis direction to detect the best imaging position. A lens unit L4b is placed immediately before the wobbling unit in the fourth unit.

[0060]

An extender (magnification changing optical unit) EX for increasing or decreasing the overall focal length of the zoom lens system can be inserted/removed (or mounted/dismounted) in/from the space in the fourth unit.

[0061]

In this embodiment, the configuration of a lens unit (to be referred to as a relay unit hereinafter) located closer to the image side than the stop SP is properly set such that a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling of the wobbling unit wo is reduced regardless of whether the extender EX is inserted/removed.

[0062]

The wobbling unit wo needs to be amplitude-driven at high speed in the optical axis direction. It is therefore preferable that the wobbling unit wo have a proper backfocus sensitivity degree and be light in weight. A zoom lens for a TV set needs to have a long backfocus and a small F-number, and hence requires many lenses constituting each unit. In addition, each lens has a large effective diameter, and an extender, macro photographing mechanism, flange-back adjustment mechanism, and the like must be arranged in the relay unit, resulting in a low degree of freedom in placing the wobbling unit.

[0063]

[0063]FIGS. 7 and 8 schematically show lens units behind the stop SP. FIG. 7 shows a state where the extender EX is not inserted. FIG. 8 shows a state where the extender EX is inserted. Referring to FIG. 8, the magnification of the extender EX is set to 2×, and an image is enlarged by 2× on an image plane.

[0064]

Referring to FIG. 7, an image height change ratio can be expressed as follows. Letting α1 be the incident angle of sub-principal ray on the wobbling unit wo, φwo be the power of the wobbling unit wo, S1 be the distance between the wobbling unit wo and an image plane, φ4c be the power of lens unit L4c located closer to the image side than the wobbling unit wo, Δx be the wobbling amount, (S1−E1) be the difference between the distance to a virtual image of the stop SP viewed from the wobbling unit wo and the distance to a virtual image of the image plane viewed from the wobbling unit wo, and Δy be the image height change amount at the time of wobbling, an image height change ratio Δy/fw (where fw is the focal length of the overall system at the wide-angle end) can be expressed by
Δyfw=α1·φwo·(S1φ4c-1)·Δx·{Δx-(S1-E1)}·1fw

[0065]

The wobbling amount Δx is a sufficiently small value relative to (S1−E1), and hence can be expressed by
Δyfw=α1·(S1φ4c-1)·(S1-E1)·1fw

[0066]

In the configuration of the zoom lens according to this embodiment, parameters that change upon insertion/removal of the extender EX and have great influences on the image height change ratio Δy/fw are the incident angle α1 of a principal ray on the wobbling unit wo and (S1−E1).

[0067]

The allowable value of the wobbling amount Δx will be described. It is said that the resolution of the visual sense of a person having 20/20 vision is about one minute. If, for example, the person watches a 30-inch TV screen (having a screen size of about 50 cm in the horizontal direction) at a distance of 2.5 m, the viewing angle in the horizontal direction becomes about 680 minutes. A resolution of one minute therefore corresponds to 0.15% of the screen.

[0068]

If the lens is stopped down, the depth of focus increases as compared with that at full aperture. In addition, a larger wobbling amount is required to detect the best focus position, and hence the image height change ratio increases.

[0069]

In consideration of the fact that the highest frequency in use of an F-number range is about full aperture: F/5.6, an image height change ratio is allowed at most 0.15% at F/5.6. An allowable value at full aperture (F/1.752) becomes about 0.06% which is about ⅓ the image height change ratio at F/5.6. The upper limit of conditional expression (1) is determined such that the image height change ratio at full aperture (F/1.752) falls within an image height change ratio of 0.06% (0.15% at F/5.6), and falls within the allowable range even if the image height change ratio changes upon insertion of the extender EX.

[0070]

The relationship between the wobbling amount Δx and the change amount in backfocus Δsk is expressed by
Δx=Δsk(1-β12)·β22

[0071]

where β1 is a lateral magnification of the wobbling unit, and β2 is a lateral magnification of an optical system placed at the image side with respect to the wobbling unit. When the change amount in backfocus Δsk is ½ the depth of focus, the relationship between the change amount in backfocus Δsk and the F-number fno is expressed by

Δsk=δ·fno/2

[0072]

where δ is a permissible circle of confusion determined by the camera system.

[0073]

In the present invention, the wobbling lens unit is disposed closer to the image side than the magnification changing optical unit capable of being inserted and removed, so that the wobbling amount Δx has a relation proportional to the F-number since both β1 and β2 are constant before/after insertion of the magnification changing optical system.

[0074]

Considering the wobbling amount after insertion of a 2× extender, since the F-number becomes doubled, the depth of focus also becomes doubled. The amplitude driving amount of the wobbling unit must also be doubled.

[0075]

The F-number in practical use at the time of insertion of the 2× extender falls within a narrow range of about F/4 to F/5.6 because the F-number at the full aperture end increases. For this reason, if a maximum of 0.15% of the value at F/5.6 is allowed at the time of insertion of the extender, the allowable amount at full aperture (F/4) becomes about 0.1%. That is, an allowable amount as large as double the value before the insertion of the extender can be allowed.

[0076]

The allowable upper limit value of an image height change ratio indicated by conditional expressions (1) and (2) is the value set when the wobbling unit is amplitude-driven in the optical axis direction such that the amplitude halfwidth of a change in backfocus becomes ½ the depth of focus. In practice, this value changes depending on the manner of determining a wobbling amount with respect to the depth of focus (e.g., setting the amplitude halfwidth to ⅓ the depth of focus or to be equal to it), an assumed screen size, and the like.

[0077]

Considering a system frequency using F-numbers equal to or larger than F/5.6 or setting of smaller full aperture F-numbers, a system is required in which the image height change ratio at full aperture is further suppressed and a change before/after insertion of an extender is smaller.

[0078]

Consider only a state where no extender is inserted. In this case, to reduce a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling, the incident angle α1 of a sub-principal ray on the wobbling unit and the difference (S1−E1) between the distance E1 to the stop viewed from the wobbling unit and the distance S1 to the image plane viewed from the wobbling unit must be reduced.

[0079]

When the extender EX in the state shown in FIG. 7 is inserted (FIG. 8), the incident angle of sub-principal ray on the wobbling unit wo changes to α2, and a distance E2 to the stop SP viewed from the wobbling unit wo changes. However, a distance S2 to the image plane viewed from the wobbling unit wo is almost constant (S2≅S1) regardless of insertion/removal of the extender, and hence a change in imaging magnification at the time of insertion of the extender remains.

[0080]

In order to reduce a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling in a state where the extender is not inserted, the following condition must be satisfied:

0.05<|α1(S1−E1)/fw1|<0.6 (1)

[0081]

With approach to the lower limit value of conditional expression (1), a change in imaging magnification while the extender is not inserted is reduced, and an ideal condition is obtained.

[0082]

While the extender is inserted, it is difficult to cancel out the distance E2 with respect to the distance S2 in FIG. 8, and a change in imaging magnification remains. This condition is not necessarily a desired condition for an optical system in/from which the extender is inserted/removed.

[0083]

If the upper limit value is exceeded, a change in imaging magnification without insertion of the extender is large. It indicates that this condition is not suitable for wobbling.

[0084]

Therefore, while the extender is inserted, the following is preferably satisfied:

0.05<|α2(S2−E2)/fw2|<2.2 (2)

[0085]

If the upper limit value of this conditional expression (2) is exceeded, it indicates that a change in imaging magnification at the time of insertion/removal of the extender is large.

[0086]

In addition, the refractive power φ4b of the lens unit L4b located immediately before the wobbling unit wo in the fourth unit IV preferably satisfies

−0.001<φ4b/Im<0.0015 (3)

[0087]

where Im is the image size of the image pickup element.

[0088]

If the positive or negative refractive power of the lens unit L4b is increased beyond the range of conditional expression (3), the incident angle of a principal ray on the wobbling unit wo greatly changes from α1 to α2 or from α2 to α1, and a change in imaging magnification becomes large under one of the conditions.

[0089]

It is preferable to set the amplitude amount of the wobbling unit to the following condition (4) before/after insertion of the magnification changing optical system.

Δx2=F Δx (4)

[0090]

where Δx, is an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit before insertion of the magnification changing optical system, Δx2 is an amplitude halfwidth of the wobbling unit after insertion of the magnification changing optical system, and F is a rate of change of F-number due to insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical system. This enables the best focus position to be detected and a system in which blur is not conspicuous on a screen upon detection to be provided irrespective of whether the magnification changing optical system is inserted or not.

[0091]

<<Numerical Embodiments>>

[0092]

The numerical embodiments of this embodiment will be described below. In the numerical embodiments 5 to 6, let ri be the radius of curvature of the ith lens from the object side, di be the thickness or air gap of the ith optical member from the object side, and ni and γi (“vi” in the tables) be the refractive index and Abbe number, respectively, of the glass of the ith lens from the object side with respect to a d line.

[0093]

Letting the X-axis be the optical axis direction, the H-axis be a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a traveling direction of light be positive, R be the paraxial radius of curvature, and B, C, D, and E be aspherical coefficients, an aspherical shape is expressed by
X=(1/R)H21+1-(H/R)2+BH4+CH6+DH8+EH10(NumericalEmbodiment1)

[0094]

(Numerical Embodiment 1)

TABLE 1

Numerical Embodiment 1

f = 9.50˜185.25 Fno: 1.85˜2.85 2ω: 60.1°˜3.4°

r1 =

600.261

d1 =

2.20

n1 =

1.76168

v1 =

27.5

r2 =

81.461

d2 =

11.42

n2 =

1.49845

v2 =

81.6

r3 =

−290.956

d3 =

7.63

r4 =

86.701

d4 =

7.86

n3 =

1.62267

v3 =

60.3

r5 =

3044.710

d5 =

0.15

r6 =

66.016

d6 =

6.01

n4 =

1.73234

v4 =

54.7

r7 =

145.708

d7 =

Variable

r8 =

111.445

d8 =

0.80

n5 =

1.88814

v5 =

40.8

r9 =

16.812

d9 =

4.65

r10 =

−47.842

d10 =

0.70

n6 =

1.82017

v6 =

46.6

r11 =

33.779

d11 =

2.24

r12 =

28.944

d12 =

5.20

n7 =

1.81264

v7 =

25.4

r13 =

−29.192

d13 =

0.54

r14 =

−24.664

d14 =

0.70

n8 =

1.79196

v8 =

47.4

r15 =

132.572

d15 =

Variable

r16 =

−28.806

d16 =

0.75

n9 =

1.74679

V9 =

49.3

r17 =

37.218

d17 =

3.81

n10 =

1.85501

v10 =

23.9

r18 =

449.023

d18 =

Variable

r19 =

∞(stop)

d19 =

1.80

r20 =

−231.233

d20 =

3.33

n11 =

1.67340

v11 =

47.2

r21 =

−49.133

d21 =

0.20

r22 =

−170.365

d22 =

4.05

n12 =

1.51976

v12 =

52.4

r23 =

−38.625

d23 =

0.20

r24 =

36.315

d24 =

10.16

n13 =

1.48915

v13 =

70.2

r25 =

−35.564

d25 =

1.66

n14 =

1.83932

v14 =

37.2

r26 =

0.000

d26 =

36.00

r27 =

97.385

d27 =

6.35

n15 =

1.50349

v15 =

56.4

r28 =

−44.438

d28 =

0.20

r29 =

−535.654

d29 =

1.40

n16 =

1.83932

v16 =

37.2

r30 =

21.016

d30 =

7.22

n17 =

1.50349

v17 =

56.4

r31 =

−424.093

d31 =

1.50

r32 =

36.505

d32 =

8.29

n18 =

1.52033

v18 =

58.9

r33 =

−27.482

d33 =

1.40

n19 =

1.77621

v19 =

49.6

r34 =

91.360

d34 =

0.30

r35 =

38.429

d35 =

6.84

n20 =

1.53430

v20 =

48.8

r36 =

−52.407

d36 =

5.00

r37 =

∞

d37 =

30.00

n21 =

1.60718

v21 =

38.0

r38 =

∞

d38 =

16.20

n22 =

1.51825

v22 =

64.2

r39 =

∞

[0095]

[0095]

TABLE 2

Extender portion

d26 =

1.60

r27 =

64.675

d27 =

6.74

n15 = 1.49845

v15 = 81.5

r28 =

−54.795

d28 =

0.20

r29 =

25.068

d29 =

6.49

n16 = 1.49845

v16 = 81.5

r30 =

−128.700

d30 =

0.80

n17 = 1.85501

v17 = 23.9

r31 =

56.237

d31 =

11.25

r32 =

−106.936

d32 =

0.90

n18 = 1.64254

v18 = 60.1

r33 =

10.653

d33 =

2.65

n19 = 1.85501

v19 = 23.9

r34 =

14.647

d34 =

5.37

Focal

Length

Variable

Interval

9.50

38.00

185.25

d 7

0.65

35.60

52.03

d 15

53.75

13.79

6.32

d 18

5.10

10.11

1.15

[0096]

In the numerical embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 1, to reduce variations in optical performance upon insertion of the extender EX, the extender EX is preferably placed in a substantially afocal parallel light beam. In addition, a wide gap is required to satisfy the extender magnification requirement and optical performance requirement.

[0097]

As a wobbling unit which satisfies conditional expression (1), has a proper backfocus sensitivity degree accompanying slight amplitude driving of the wobbling unit wo, and exhibits a small change in imaging magnification, all or some of lens units located closer to the image side than the extender EX are preferably used.

[0098]

In the numerical embodiment 1, three lenses of which form two units in the fourth unit and are located closest to the image side, are used as wobbling unit lenses. By making some lenses of the fourth unit movable, a reduction in the weight of the wobbling unit wo is achieved. In addition, by setting the refractive power of the lens unit L4b located immediately before the wobbling unit within the range of conditional expression (3), a change in imaging magnification is small regardless of the presence/absence of the extender EX.

[0099]

In the numerical embodiment 1, the extender EX can be inserted/removed in/from a space with gap d26=36 mm.

[0100]

Table 12 shows the numerical values of conditional expressions and imaging magnification change ratios in the respective numerical embodiments. Each imaging magnification change ratio is the value obtained when wobbling is performed upon setting the amplitude halfwidth to {fraction (1/2)} the depth of focus at the full aperture end.

[0101]

If, for example, the permissible circle of confusion of a ⅔-inch CCD (image size: φ11 mm) which is the mainstream in TV cameras is set to about 0.021 mm, the depth of focus at F/2 becomes about 0.04 mm.

[0102]

[0102]FIGS. 9 and 10 are aberration diagrams at the wide-angle end and telephoto end without insertion of the extender in the first numerical embodiment. FIG. 19 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end with insertion of the extender.

[0103]

(Numerical Embodiment 2)

TABLE 3

Numerical Embodiment 2

f = 9.50˜185.25 Fno: 2.0˜2.85 2ω:60.1°˜3.4°

r1 =

622.723

d1 =

2.20

n1 =

1.76168

v1 =

27.5

r2 =

77.855

d2 =

12.34

n2 =

1.48915

v2 =

70.2

r3 =

−323.998

d3 =

7.78

r4 =

86.923

d4 =

8.56

n3 =

1.62032

v3 =

63.4

r5 =

−1529.464

d5 =

0.15

r6 =

64.688

d6 =

6.06

n4 =

1.73234

v4 =

54.7

r7 =

134.784

d7 =

Variable

r8 =

111.445

d8 =

0.80

n5 =

1.88814

v5 =

40.8

r9 =

16.812

d9 =

4.65

r10 =

−47.842

d10 =

0.70

n6 =

1.82017

v6 =

46.6

r11 =

33.779

d11 =

2.24

r12 =

28.944

d12 =

5.20

n7 =

1.81264

v7 =

25.4

r13 =

−29.192

d13 =

0.54

r14 =

24.664

d14 =

0.70

n8 =

1.79196

v6 =

47.4

r15 =

132.572

d15 =

Variable

r16 =

−28.806

d16 =

0.75

n9 =

1.74679

v9 =

49.3

r17 =

37.218

d17 =

3.81

n10 =

1.85501

v10 =

23.9

r18 =

449.023

d18 =

Variable

r19 =

∞(Stop)

d19 =

1.40

r20 =

−1109.872

d20 =

4.46

n11 =

1.67340

v11 =

47.2

r21 =

−30.372

d21 =

0.20

r22 =

104.731

d22 =

6.31

n12 =

1.48915

v12 =

70.2

r23 =

−26.574

d23 =

1.20

n13 =

1.83932

v13 =

37.2

r24 =

−74.569

d24 =

30.00

r25 =

170.165

d25 =

3.69

n14 =

1.48915

v14 =

70.2

r26 =

−86.018

d26 =

2.50

r27 =

46.559

d27 =

4.04

n15 =

1.69979

v15 =

55.5

r28 =

178.870

d28 =

5.00

r29 =

−66.299

d29 =

1.20

n16 =

1.88815

v16 =

40.8

r30 =

151.817

d30 =

7.03

n17 =

1.48915

v17 =

70.2

r31 =

−37.731

d31 =

0.15

r32 =

74.679

d32 =

1.20

n18 =

1.80642

v18 =

35.0

r33 =

28.773

d33 =

4.28

r34 =

78.908

d34 =

8.64

n19 =

1.52033

v19 =

58.9

r35 =

−20.059

d35 =

1.20

n20 =

1.88615

v20 =

40.8

r36 =

−66.519

d36 =

4.03

r37 =

1248.781

d37 =

4.71

n21 =

1.66152

v21 =

50.9

r38 =

−35.175

d38 =

4.00

r39 =

∞

d39 =

30.00

n22 =

1.60718

v22 =

38.0

r40 =

∞

d40 =

16.20

n23 =

1.51825

v23 =

64.2

r41 =

∞

[0104]

[0104]

TABLE 4

Extender Portion

d24 = 1.60

r25 =

−377.553

d25 = 2.81

n14 = 1.52033

v14 = 58.9

r26 =

−49.636

d26 = 0.20

r27 =

19.162

d27 = 5.72

n15 = 1.51976

v15 = 52.4

r28 =

96.555

d28 = 0.20

r29 =

15.020

d29 = 5.62

n16 = 1.51625

v16 = 64.1

r30 =

137.066

d30 = 0.60

n17 = 1.85501

v17 = 23.9

r31 =

10.484

d31 = 6.63

r32 =

49.330

d32 = 0.90

n18 = 1.64254

v18 = 60.1

r33 =

11.941

d33 = 2.99

n19 = 1.85501

v19 = 23.9

r34 =

30.619

d34 = 2.67

Focal

Length

Variable

Interval

9.50

38.00

185.25

d 7

1.08

36.03

52.46

d 15

53.75

13.79

6.32

d 18

5.10

10.11

1.15

[0105]

In the numerical embodiment 2 shown in FIG. 2, the second lens located closer to the image side than the insertion gap of the extender EX is used as a wobbling unit lens. The extender EX can be inserted/removed in/from a space with d24=30 mm.

[0106]

Since the positive refractive power φ4b of the lens unit L4b located immediately before the wobbling unit wo is brought near to the upper limit in the numerical embodiment 1, a change (conditional expression (2)) in imaging magnification upon insertion/removal of the extender takes a large value.

[0107]

The lens unit L4c constituted by six lenses which form four units in the fourth unit and are located closer to the image side than the wobbling unit wo are constituted by two lens units L4c1 and L4c2. In addition, the use of the lens unit L4c2 allows macro photographing for proximity photographing and flange-back adjustment for adjusting the dimensional error between the reference surface of a lens (flange surface) and an image plane in a lens-interchangeable camera, independently of the main focusing lens.

[0108]

[0108]FIGS. 11 and 12 are aberration diagrams at the wide-angle end and telephoto end without insertion of the extender in the numerical embodiment 1. FIG. 20 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end with insertion of the extender.

[0109]

(Numerical Embodiment 3)

TABLE 5

Numerical Embodiment 3

Extender Portion

d24 = 1.60

r25 =

722.998

d25 = 3.37

n14 = 1.52033

v14 = 58.9

r26 =

−69.098

d26 = 0.20

r27 =

21.904

d27 = 5.85

n15 = 1.51976

v15 = 52.4

r28 =

156.587

d28 = 0.20

r29 =

17.349

d29 = 5.19

n16 = 1.51825

v16 = 64.1

r30 =

117.012

d30 = 0.80

n17 = 1.85501

v17 = 23.9

r31 =

12.697

d31 = 8.57

r32 =

378.277

d32 = 0.90

n18 = 1.64254

v18 = 60.1

r33 =

12.453

d33 = 3.52

n19 = 1.85501

v19 = 23.9

r34 =

25.927

d34 = 6.00

[0110]

In contrast to the lens system in the numerical embodiment 2, in the numerical embodiment 3 shown in FIG. 3, the extender can be inserted in the space with d24 to d26 by retracting (ejecting) part (L4b) of the fourth unit from the optical axis at the time of insertion of the extender EX. By retracting part of the fourth unit, a reduction in the space for insertion/removal of the extender can be attained. This makes it possible to achieve a reduction in the size of the lens system and suppress a deterioration in optical performance at the time of insertion of the extender by effectively using the wide space.

[0111]

Even in a case where part of the fourth unit is retracted at the time of insertion of the extender, an appropriate imaging magnification change ratio can be kept by properly setting the refractive power of the lens unit L4b.

[0112]

[0112]FIG. 21 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end at the time of insertion of the extender in the numerical embodiment 3.

[0113]

(Numerical Embodiment 4)

TABLE 6

Numerical Embodiment 4

f = 9.50˜185.25 Fno: 2.0˜2.85 2ω: 60.1°˜3.4°

r1 =

622.723

d1 =

2.20

n1 =

1.76168

v1 =

27.5

r2 =

77.855

d2 =

12.34

n2 =

1.48915

V2 =

70.2

r3 =

−323.998

d3 =

7.78

r4 =

86.923

d4 =

8.56

n3 =

1.62032

v3 =

63.4

r5 =

−1529.464

d5 =

0.15

r6 =

64.688

d6 =

6.06

n4 =

1.73234

v4 =

54.7

r7 =

134.784

d7 =

Variable

r8 =

111.445

d8 =

0.80

n5 =

1.88814

v5 =

40.8

r9 =

16.812

d9 =

4.65

r10 =

−47.842

d10 =

0.70

n6 =

1.82017

v6 =

46.6

r11 =

33.779

d11 =

2.24

r12 =

28.944

d12 =

5.20

n7 =

1.81264

v7 =

25.4

r13 =

−29.192

d13 =

0.54

r14 =

−24.664

d14 =

0.70

n8 =

1.79196

v8 =

47.4

r15 =

132.572

d15 =

Variable

r16 =

−28.806

d16 =

0.75

n9 =

1.74679

v9 =

49.3

r17 =

37.218

d17 =

3.81

n10 =

1.85501

v10 =

23.9

r18 =

449.023

d18 =

Variable

r19 =

∞(Stop)

d19 =

1.40

r20 =

−167.968

d20 =

4.19

n11 =

1.66152

v11 =

50.9

r21 =

−28.839

d21 =

0.20

r22 =

216.499

d22 =

2.57

n12 =

1.48915

v12 =

70.2

r23 =

−159.531

d23 =

0.00

r24 =

88.816

d24 =

6.34

n13 =

1.48915

v13 =

70.2

r25 =

−29.606

d25 =

1.20

n14 =

1.83932

v14 =

37.2

r26 =

−76.274

d26 =

30.00

r27 =

−59.688

d27 =

1.20

n15 =

1.48915

v15 =

70.2

r28 =

35.023

d28 =

2.50

r29 =

43.898

d29 =

4.98

n16 =

1.69979

v16 =

55.5

r30 =

−79.430

d30 =

2.50

r31 =

−45.969

d31 =

1.20

n17 =

1.88815

v17 =

40.8

r32 =

72.323

d32 =

7.79

n18 =

1.48915

v18 =

70.2

r33 =

−28.720

d33 =

0.15

r34 =

129.989

d34 =

1.20

n19 =

1.80642

v19 =

35.0

r35 =

29.797

d35 =

3.71

r36 =

66.757

d36 =

9.33

n20 =

1.51976

v20 =

52.4

r37 =

−17.449

d37 =

1.20

n21 =

1.888185

v21 =

40.8

r38 =

−49.582

d38 =

3.79

r39 =

819.738

d39 =

4.62

n22 =

1.66152

v22 =

50.9

r40 =

−31.246

d40 =

4.00

r41 =

∞

d41 =

30.00

n23 =

1.60718

v23 =

38.0

r42 =

∞

d42 =

16.20

n24 =

1.51825

v24 =

64.2

r43 =

∞

[0114]

[0114]

TABLE 7

Extender Portion

d26 = 1.60

r27 =

746.348

d27 = 3.32

n15 = 1.48915

v15 = 70.2

r28 =

−55,071

d28 = 0.20

r29 =

16.521

d29 = 5.27

n16 = 1.49845

v16 = 81.5

r30 =

36.028

d30 = 0.20

r31 =

13.452

d31 = 4.96

n17 = 1.51825

v17 = 64.1

r32 =

31.044

d32 = 0.80

n18 = 1.85501

v18 = 23.9

r33 =

9.442

d33 = 7.64

r34 =

37.409

d34 = 0.90

n19 = 1.75844

v19 = 52.3

r35 =

11.531

d35 = 3.17

n20 = 1.85501

v20 = 23.9

r36 =

45.968

d36 = 1.97

Focal

Length

Variable

Interval

9.50

38.00

185.25

d 7

1.08

36.03

52.46

d 15

53.75

13.79

6.32

d 18

5.10

10.11

1.15

[0115]

In the numerical embodiment 4 shown in FIG. 4, the second lens located closer to the image side than the insertion gap for the extender EX is used as a wobbling unit lens. In addition, the extender EX can be inserted in a space with d26=30 mm.

[0116]

In the numerical embodiment 4, the lens unit L4b located closer to the object side than the wobbling unit wo has a negative refractive power. In contrast to the numerical embodiment 1, since φ4b is brought closer to the lower limit, a change in imaging magnification (conditional expression (2)) accompanying insertion of the extender EX takes a large value.

[0117]

[0117]FIGS. 13 and 14 are aberration diagrams at the wide-angle end and telephoto end without insertion of the extender in the numerical embodiment 4. FIG. 22 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end with insertion of the extender.

[0118]

(Numerical Embodiment 5)

TABLE 8

Numerical Embodiment 5

f = 9.50˜185.25 Fno:2.0˜2.85 2ω:60.1°˜3.4°

r1 =

622.723

d1 =

2.20

n1 =

1.76168

v1 =

27.5

r2 =

77.855

d2 =

12.34

n2 =

1.48915

v2 =

70.2

r3 =

−323.998

d3 =

7.78

r4 =

86.923

d4 =

8.56

n3 =

1.62032

v3 =

63.4

r5 =

−1529.464

d5 =

0.15

r6 =

64.658

d6 =

6.06

n4 =

1.73234

v4 =

54.7

r7 =

134.784

d7 =

Variable

r8 =

111.445

d8 =

0.80

n5 =

1.88814

v5 =

40.8

r9 =

16.812

d9 =

4.65

r10 =

−47.842

d10 =

0.70

n6 =

1.82017

v6 =

46.6

r11 =

33.779

d11 =

2.24

r12 =

28.944

d12 =

5.20

n7 =

1.81264

v7 =

25.4

r13 =

−29.192

d13 =

0.54

r14 =

−24.664

d14 =

0.70

n8 =

1.79196

v8 =

47.4

r15 =

132.572

d15 =

Variable

r16 =

−28.806

d16 =

0.75

n9 =

1.74679

v9 =

49.3

r17 =

37.218

d17 =

3.81

n10 =

1.85501

v10 =

23.9

r18 =

449.023

d18 =

Variable

r19 =

∞(Stop)

d19 =

1.40

r20 =

−285.753

d20 =

4.45

n11 =

1.66152

v11 =

50.9

r21 =

−27.952

d21 =

0.20

r22 =

64.233

d22 =

7.14

n12 =

1.48915

v12 =

70.2

r23 =

−25.959

d23 =

1.20

n13 =

1.83932

v13 =

37.2

r24 =

−72.322

d24 =

30.00

r25 =

47.982

d25 =

5.34

n14 =

1.48915

v14 =

70.2

r26 =

−125.570

d26 =

2.50

r27 =

−96.426

d27 =

1.20

n15 =

1.69979

v15 =

55.5

r28 =

191.570

d28 =

5.00

r29 =

−122.237

d29 =

1.20

n16 =

1.66815

v16 =

40.8

r30 =

1090.682

d30 =

5.32

n17 =

1.48915

v17 =

70.2

r31 =

−30.494

d31 =

0.15

r32 =

106.004

d32 =

1.20

n18 =

1.80642

v18 =

35.0

r33 =

34.262

d33 =

2.67

r34 =

47.028

d34 =

8.44

n19 =

1.50349

v19 =

56.4

r35 =

−20.185

d35 =

1.20

n20 =

1.88815

v20 =

40.8

r36 =

−76.910

d36 =

2.56

r37 =

90.553

d37 =

4.83

n21 =

1.66152

v21 =

50.9

r38 =

−49.369

d38 =

4.00

r39 =

∞

d39 =

30.00

n22 =

1.60718

v22 =

38.0

r40 =

∞

d40 =

16.20

n23 =

1.51825

v23 =

64.2

r41 =

∞

[0119]

[0119]

TABLE 9

Extender Portion

d24 = 1.60

r25 =

1327.342

d25 = 2.96

n14 = 1.52033

v14 = 56.9

r26 =

−65.631

d26 = 0.20

r27 =

19.393

d27 = 5.95

n15 = 1.52033

v15 = 58.9

r28 =

92.908

d28 = 0.20

r29 =

16.254

d29 = 5.90

n16 = 1.51825

v16 = 64.1

r30 =

88.347

d30 = 0.80

n17 = 1.85501

v17 = 23.9

r31 =

10.562

d31 = 6.15

r32 =

−61.482

d32 = 0.90

n18 = 1.64254

v18 = 60.1

r33 =

11.288

d33 = 2.81

n19 = 1.85501

v19 = 23.9

r34 =

24.985

d34 = 2.54

Focal

Length

Variable

interval

9.50

38.00

185.25

d 7

1.08

36.03

52.46

d 15

53.75

13.79

6.32

d 18

5.10

10.11

1.15

[0120]

In the numerical embodiment 5 shown in FIG. 5, the second lens located closer to the image side than the insertion gap for the extender EX is used as a wobbling unit lens, and the extender EX can be inserted/removed in/from a space with d24=30 mm. In the numerical embodiment 5, the wobbling unit wo has a negative refractive power.

[0121]

In the numerical embodiment 5, φ4b is brought closer to the upper limit, a change in imaging magnification (conditional expression (2)) accompanying insertion/removal of the extender takes a large value.

[0122]

In this numerical embodiment, the unit L4c is integrally moved to allow macro photographing and flange-back adjustment.

[0123]

[0123]FIGS. 15 and 16 are aberration diagrams at the wide-angle end and telephoto end without insertion of the extender in the numerical embodiment 5. FIG. 23 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end with insertion of the extender.

[0124]

(Numerical Embodiment 6)

TABLE 10

Numerical Embodiment 6

f = 10.0˜440.0 Fno:1.75˜3.0 2ω:57.6°˜1.4°

r1 =

370.170

d1 =

5.50

n 1 =

1.72311

v 1 =

29.5

r2 =

179.081

d2 =

0.47

r3 =

177.086

d3 =

21.52

n 2 =

1.43496

v 2 =

95.1

r4 =

−738.246

d4 =

0.30

r5 =

179.834

d5 =

16.94

n 3 =

1.43496

v 3 =

95.1

r6 =

−18484.355

d6 =

0.30

r7 =

136.803

d7 =

11.61

n 4 =

1.49845

v 4 =

81.6

r8 =

299.938

d8 =

Variable

r9 =

2064.706

d9 =

2.00

n 5 =

1.82017

v 5 =

46.6

r10 =

56.194

d10 =

4.93

r11 =

−200.836

d11 =

1.80

n 6 =

1.77621

v 6 =

49.6

r12 =

58.527

d12 =

5.92

r13 =

−70,671

d13 =

1.80

n 7 =

1.82017

v 7 =

46.6

r14 =

47.059

d14 =

7.61

n 8 =

1.93306

v 8 =

21.3

r15 =

−741.457

d15 =

Variable

r16 =

−3286.891

d16 =

6.09

n 9 =

1.50014

v 9 =

65.0

r17 =

−100.506

d17 =

0.30

r18 =

181.499

d18 =

2.50

n10 =

1.65223

v10 =

33.8

r19 =

80.299

d19 =

11.32

n11 =

1.59143

v11 =

61.2

r20 =

−160.387

d20 =

0.20

r21 =

153.942

d21 =

11.39

n12 =

1.60548

v12 =

60.7

r22 =

−78.774

d22 =

2.50

n13 =

1.85501

v13 =

23.9

r23 =

−210.812

d23 =

0.20

r24 =

126.354

d24 =

7.22

n14 =

1.48915

v14 =

70.2

r25 =

−511.899

d25 =

Variable

r26 =

∞(Stop)

d26 =

3.20

r27 =

−61.995

d27 =

1.80

n15 =

1.79013

v15 =

44.2

r28 =

27.859

d28 =

5.10

n16 =

1.81266

v16 =

25.4

r29 =

95.165

d29 =

5.38

r30 =

−36.960

d30 =

1.60

n17 =

1.73234

v17 =

54.7

r31 =

61.070

d31 =

13.54

n18 =

1.59911

v18 =

39.2

r32 =

−42.108

d32 =

10.38

r33 =

−161.981

d33 =

6.30

n19 =

1.77621

v19 =

49.6

r34 =

−78.477

d34 =

8.00

r35 =

122.002

d35 =

6.76

n20 =

1.48915

v20 =

70.2

r36 =

−60.053

d36 =

3.00

r37 =

−251.658

d37 =

2.20

n21 =

1.83932

v21 =

37.2

r38 =

35.540

d38 =

6.45

n22 =

1.50349

v22 =

56.4

r39 =

−139.587

d39 =

2.65

r40 =

638.436

d40 =

5.93

n23 =

1.55099

v23 =

45.8

r41 =

−36.259

d41 =

2.20

n24 =

1.81265

v24 =

25.4

r42 =

−97.233

d42 =

0.20

r43 =

101.200

d43 =

5.15

n25 =

1.51977

v25 =

52.4

r44 =

−76.148

d44 =

5.00

r45 =

∞

d45 =

50.00

n26 =

1.51825

v26 =

64.2

r46 =

∞

[0125]

[0125]

TABLE 11

Extender Portion

d29 =

9.29

r30 =

51.233

d30 =

6.13

n17 = 1.48915

v17 = 70.2

r31 =

−81.169

d31 =

6.03

r32 =

2003.963

d32 =

5.29

n18 = 1.69979

v18 = 55.5

r33 =

−41.347

d33 =

1.20

n19 = 1.85501

v19 = 23.9

r34 =

−86.830

d34 =

0.85

r35 =

49.570

d35 =

1.40

n20 = 1.82017

v20 = 46.6

r36 =

33.003

d36 =

4.09

r37 =

−672.531

d37 =

0.90

n21 = 1.82017

v21 = 46.6

r38 =

17.840

d38 =

4.10

n22 = 1.85501

v22 = 23.9

r39 =

35.205

d39 =

5.92

Focal

Variable

Length

Interval

10.00

65.04

440.00

d 8

4.88

93.03

123.88

d 15

178.94

72.57

2.98

d 25

3.30

21.52

60.26

[0126]

In the numerical embodiment 6 shown in FIG. 6, the sixth lens of the fourth unit from the image side is used as a wobbling unit lens, and the extender EX can be inserted/removed in/from a space with d34=45.2 mm.

[0127]

In the numerical embodiment 6, unlike in the numerical embodiments 1 to 5, an optical system is placed in the space in the fourth unit, in/from which the extender EX is inserted/removed, instead of setting a large space as an air gap at the time of 1×, and the optical system at the time of 1× is retracted (ejected) from the optical axis upon insertion of the extender.

[0128]

In this case as well, by setting the refractive power of the lens unit L4b within an appropriate range, an image height change ratio can be suppressed low regardless of the insertion/removal of the extender EX.

[0129]

In each numerical embodiment described above, the lens units located closer to the object side than the extender EX are fixed regardless of insertion/removal of the extender EX. By placing an optical system at the time of 1× and insertion of the extender, the degree of freedom in design increases, and high optical performance with a low image height change ratio can be realized.

[0130]

[0130]FIGS. 17 and 18 are aberration diagrams at the wide-angle end and telephoto end without insertion of the extender in the numerical embodiment 6. FIG. 24 is an aberration diagram at the wide-angle end with insertion the extender.

TABLE 12

Embodiment 1

Embodiment 2

Embodiment 3

Embodiment 4

Embodiment 5

Embodiment 6

Conditional Expression (1)

0.27

0.14

0.14

0.16

0.52

0.08

Conditional Expression (2)

0.14

0.45

0.49

0.54

2.06

0.64

Conditional Expression (3)

0.0000

0.0008

0.0008

−0.0005

0.0013

0.0002

Rate of change (%)

−0.01

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.00

In Imaging Magnification

Rate of change (%)

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.05

0.10

0.04

In Imaging Magnification

Upon Insertion of

Extender Portion

[0131]

As described above, according to this embodiment, there is provided a zoom lens suitable for a TV camera, video camera, or the like, which has a large aperture of an F-number of about 1.8 to 2 and a high magnification ratio of 10× or more, exhibits a small change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling regardless of insertion/removal of an optical system such as the extender EX in the relay unit, and has excellent optical performance throughout the entire magnification change range.

[0132]

(Second Embodiment)

[0133]

A photographing system (TV camera system) using one of the zoom lenses in the numerical embodiments 1 to 6 as a photographing optical system will be described next with reference to FIG. 25.

[0134]

Referring to FIG. 25, this photographing system includes a photographing system body 106 including lenses, a photographing optical system 101 formed by one of the zoom lenses in the numerical embodiments 1 to 6, a glass block 102 corresponding to a filter or color separation prism, an image pickup element 103 such as a CCD for receiving an object image formed by the photographing optical system 101, and CPUs 104 and 105 for controlling the photographing system and lenses.

[0135]

By using one of the zoom lenses in the numerical embodiments 1 to 6 for a photographing system such as a TV camera, a photographing system can be realized, in which a change in imaging magnification upon slight amplitude driving of a wobbling unit wo in the optical axis direction for autofocus operation is small regardless of whether an extender EX is inserted/removed, i.e., poor screen display can be prevented.

[0136]

The present invention is not limited to the zoom lenses shown in FIGS. 1 to 6. A lens unit other than the lens units shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 may be added to the zoom lens.

[0137]

For example, as shown in FIG. 26, the lens unit may be constituted by I, II, III, IV, and V units. The same reference numerals as in FIG. 26 denote the same parts in FIG. 25.

[0138]

As has been described above, according to the present invention, a change in imaging magnification caused when the wobbling unit is slightly amplitude-driven in the optical axis direction can be suppressed small regardless of the insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical unit.

[0139]

Note that if conditional expression (1) is satisfied, a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling without insertion of the magnification changing optical unit can be sufficiently suppressed small.

[0140]

If conditional expression (2) is satisfied, a change in imaging magnification accompanying wobbling with insertion of the magnification changing optical unit can be sufficiently suppressed small.

[0141]

If conditional expression (3) is satisfied, a change in incident angle on the wobbling unit upon insertion/removal of the magnification changing optical unit can be made small. This makes it possible to reduce a change in imaging magnification more reliably.

[0142]

Note that if the wobbling unit is placed closest to the image side in the fourth unit, a reduction in the size and weight of the wobbling unit to be slightly amplitude-driven can be attained.

[0143]

If this system is designed to retract part of the fourth unit from the optical axis by inserting the magnification changing optical unit, a large space for the insertion of the magnification changing optical unit can be ensured while a reduction in the overall size of the zoom lens is attained. This makes it possible to suppress a deterioration in optical performance at the time of insertion of the magnification changing optical unit.